Ever since users began making use of Siri on Apple's new smartphone the iPhone 4S, it has been
creating waves. It is Apple's new voice-activated personal assistant. It allows users to ask about
anything from local businesses to sending your wife a text message whenever you miss her call.
Best of all, it does it with spunk and attitude. Not only is it functional, it is entertaining as well.
There is only one problem. It is exclusive to Apple's new smartphone. When it first came out, the
Cupertino firm did not make the app available in the App Store. Therefore, there was no way to
make use of the app on other devices such as the iPhone 4.
Despite its unavailability in the app offering, hackers have found ways to port Siri from successor
to predecessor. However, it is anything but a simple procedure. One hacker had to jailbreak a
brand new 4S in order to port necessary files to its successor.
This procedure is complicated. Apple's boot ROM is encrypted. Sure, you can jailbreak their
smartphones. However, this would void your warranty. Sure, there are talented individuals who
can post the application to other iOS devices. However, they would face legal ramifications from
Apple if ever they tried to publicly distribute this procedure. We all know how vicious the Cupertino
firm can be when it comes to legal matters. If it can spend billions on legal battles against its rivals,
what more with hackers?
This time, it's different. Apple has just released the new iOS 5.0.1 build. Although the build is still
exclusive to the iPhone 4S, it is now accessible. This means it is no longer encrypted. In addition
to being accessible, the new build seems to support other devices running Apple's latest software
iteration.
Does this have anything to do with the virtual assistant Siri and other devices such as the iPhone
4? It does. Accessibility means that the procedure is now simpler. Of course, a little bit of scripting
will be required. However, you no longer need to through the complications of past procedures.
You may be asking yourself, when will your 4th generation smartphone get the voice-activated
app? Sadly, there's no way of telling. However, we can tell you that it will now be easier for
developers to do. Since accessibility is no longer an issue, we believe you may be using Siri on
your iPhone 4 soon.

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